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In Act 2, Scene 2 Hamlet sets up a play “The Murder of Gonzago” that is to be performed in front of Claudius. The idea of players acting out their parts is an important theme in Hamlet. ...
Hamlet’s, “The Murder of Gonzago” is designed to find out if Claudius really did murder his father. Hamlet set up a play to be acted out by the players, which was to be viewed by the king. The play was a re-enactment of the murder scene, in which Claudius killed king Hamlet. Hamlet’s intention to “catch the conscience of the king” (1, iii, 603) relied on king Claudius identifying with the characters in his play. ... After Hamlet has spoken to the ghost, and Horatio and Marcellus find him, he says, “As I perchance hereafter shall think meet to put an antic disposition on… to note that you know ought of me…this do swear. ... Hamlet is telling us that he acts crazy in the future, don’t take it seriously he is just acting.
Approximate Word count = 802
Approximate Pages = 3.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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